Family Killed and Man Abducted in Taliban Attack - Herat 2019

Document
Date
۱۸ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Herat: Farsi
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.6974304788993

Longitude: 63.0929577791438

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Farsi
Town Village
Farsi, Herat Province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Ground attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Taliban forces attacked a tribal elder's house in Farsi district, killing three members of a family and abducting a man who lived there. The assault targeted the household of a community leader, resulting in multiple casualties and the kidnapping of one resident.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4